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    security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This amendment has become extremely controversial over the past few years with an increasing amount mass shooting in our country. I believe that the second amendment should not be repealed. That would be an infringement on our basic rights that we insited upon from the very start of our country. Thomas Jefferson himself stated one of many reasons for the right to bear arms. He says ,”The…

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    Amendments today is the ‘Right to Bear Arms.’ As I get older, I see life a lot more differently and how the Amendments can either be used in our favor as Americans or hurt us. To be more clear, the ‘Right to Bear Arms’ is the second Amendment of the United States Constitution passed by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791, the first 10 amendments form the Bill of Right. It is a well regulated Militia; being necessary to the security of the people to keep and bear Arms shall…

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    the Bill of Rights. The second amendment, which reads, “ A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” is perhaps the most influential amendment in today’s society. The Second Amendment take on a great role of keeping our nation out of harms way and it diminishes our country’s losses at war as well as boosting our national security system. I interpret the second amendment as the right of…

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    the right of a citizen to bear arm. An important law made for the protection of rights for citizens of the United State is the second Amendment. The second amendment allowed people to maintain the security of their families, and properties. Citizens can also arm themselves in other to be part of a militia which is well regulated. The people of the United State share different views of the main reason this law became part of the constitution. Some people believe the government chose to arm the…

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    Right to Bear Arms How many Criminals care if they have a concealed carry before they commit a crime? No criminal is going to make sure they have the right to carry the gun in their possession before they decide to go out and commit a crime. “U.S. crime justice department took a survey that found that 79% of state prison inmates that carried a firearm putting them in jail came from an illegal source” (Stewart). Taking away the right to bear arms will not reduce the amount of crime in the U.S.…

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    The second amendment states allows people to have the right to keep and bear arms, and as an individual, I stand on the conservative side to do so, rather than a liberal thinker, who believes in authorities being the only ones to bear arms and protect individuals. As a conservative agreeing on the right to bear arms, this will protect people from situations that the police will not be in time to protect them from, and defending yourself…

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    The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed (cornell)." This Amendment is spoke about over and over again when it comes to gun control. Every little piece of this document mush be read and deciphered, especially the one that says “shall not be infringed”…

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    decided that the 2nd Amendment should be amended. The problem that America is having is that people are misusing guns. It seems easy to understand that we should create laws and rules on what a person has the right to carry, own, and use. But it should be mandatory and made priority to keep track of the purchasing of the intense powered weapons that have been made to kill people. The reasons why the 2nd Amendment shouldn’t be repealed is because number one, the 2nd Amendment is important to the…

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    The Right To Bear Arms

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    and equality. The constitution was written to ensure that the population had some form of regulations to adhere to. Amendments were continually added in to covey the rights of the American people. One of the amendments added to the constitution that has been widely disputed for many years is the second amendment. The right to bear arms is granted to individuals and state militias in the second amendment, but it is stated in an obscure way. For some people, the second amendment no longer holds…

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    the phrase the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Opponents often emphasize the “shall not be infringed part while ignoring the other clause about the right being connected to a well regulated Militia but nobody’s perfect. Even emphasizing the right component, however, if we slow down and think about what an absolute right to bear arms would look like, it’s clear that even the people making the argument don’t believe in it. If the right to bear arms cannot be…

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